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Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 4

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4 Suits! 1 STATEMENT NO 14 CAN LAND 4000 MEN AT HAVANA Phone 533 4 DR Offices DR 1 ourteenth Avenue and Locust Street corner is of ourteenth Avenue and Myrtle Street corner the is the New Jewelry Shop of Grand River and ourteenth Avenues corner the is OR KING Reliable Dental Work ROM REE PRESS READERS 00 Guaranteed far 10 Years I ADAMS' DENTISTS from from John Sharp Williams Makes No Bones of Opposing Ne Scheme Miss Clemens lias spcut seasons in Norfolk MISS CLEMENS NOW 7 A CONCERT SINGER Senator Declares That Will Not a Second Time Withdraw rom Cuba a young sing Several Will Be Put in Com mission on Nebraska Branch Lines Idea ree Press: Michigan Cen audience at Miss Clara daughter of debut as a WILL GO TO STAY SAYS BEVERIDGE 249 251 Woodward Avenue RACE RIOT AT ATLANTA PRAISES BRYAN CONDEMNS POLICY is the kind you are assured of here Every care is taken to treat your case properly Our years of experience is your guara' Our plates are unsur passed fit perfectly and give your mouth comfort ULL SET of 4 TEETH II 3 Look air to Him To the Editor of The ree Press: We who live on the five cent lines have everything to gain and nothing to lose by the terms of the proposed new franchise of the mayor The six for a quarter tickets good all day is better than five cent straight The ten for a quarter tickets are more to be desired than eight for a quarter especially as the hours ot their usefulness are doubled Then add to these concessions the privilege of transferring to any line in the city on any kind of a ticket and the arrange ment offers a tahgibie and equitable solution which it appears any fair minded' man should accept ORLIN HARDY 71 'Baltimore west Jackson Miss September Missis sippi extended a cordial welcome to William Bryan today He spoke to 15000 people many of whom stood on the outside Others who could not get within range of the voice left the grounds Leading Democrats from all parts of the state were here and at the conclusion of the address resolu tions commendatory of Mr Bryan were adopted by a standing Mr was along the lines Of other recent addresses dealing witn trui ts government control of railroads and 'President At the conclusion of Mr ad dress John Sharp Williams sbeke briefly He eulogized Bryan calling attention to those measures advocated by him that had been enacted bv the Republicans with the aid of Demo crats He called attention to "the fact that he had supported Mr Bryan In two campaigns and would do so again bui said that he rWilliams) was unaltera bly opp sed to government ownershio of ra lroads On everything in our line of Jewelry Cut Glass and Silverware white women that set the lynching spirit aflame Negroes Break Into Stores At 1 this morningreports come' in that' negroes are breaking into hardware stores and taking fire arms and ammunition The outer parts of the city are left unprotected as most of the police are down town trying lo quiet the crowds A crowd of negroes is congregating on orsyth street and trying to take a white man from the building Three policemen with rifles are on the scene and whites are rushing to the place' This point looks dangerous The injured in the hospitals are notv said to number over and new ones are constantly coming in The situation seems to grow more serious as the night progresses It is reported that some miscreants supposedly negroes are firing into the street cars on the outskirts of the city He Dikes the To the Editor of The I am foreman of the tral freight house at Milwaukee Junc tion and live at 171 ifteenth street I use the Sherman and Brush lines and in order to secure a transfer either way I have to pay a 5 cent fare Mayor Codd said in a speech the other night that his franchise would enable me to use a ten for a quarter ticket each way and get transfers This would save me just one half in my car fares and on that basis I am going to vote for the new franchise I think the company is giving all that could be asked when they offer workingmen ten tick ets for 25 cents with universal trans fers DANIEL CUNNINGHAM 171 ifteenth street Can Perform the eat in Elf teen Minutes Havana September 22 Captain amen couaen commander or tne battleship Louisiana and senior naval officer here said today that while the American warships in the harbor could land four thousand men he did not believe that more then two thousand four hundred men would be necessary in case a landing had to be effected The force here includes a special brigade of one thousand marines Landing drills were held on all the ships today All arc ready for instant landing with full equip ments ammunition and supplies for two days The commanders of the warships say that the landing of the entire force could be accomplished in fif teen minutes In case of necessity the battleships would reiXlin anchor while the cruisers demon strated nearer shore to protect the landing parties The Cleveland sailed from here today for Cienfuegos to care for the marines left there by theDixle i ivi it i lettpu i uHiue in Philadelphia and the Newark Norfolk AM Chicago September 22 Senator Al bert Beveridge of Indiana tonight opened the Republican congressional campaign in the middle west by de livering an address in the Auditorium under the auspices of the Hamilton club of Chicago The hall was packed by thousands of Republicans who gave the senator an enthusiastic reception A short address was made by President Wet ten of the Hamilton club preceding the speech of Senator Beveridge A large number of Republican leaders were on the platform during the meet ing among them being United States Senators Hopkins of Illinois and Hemmenway of Indiana and Con gressmen Townsend Hamilton and Smith of Michigan In speaking of Cuban affairs Senator Beveridge said: let no man be deceived as to what intervention means It does not mean proclamations it means soldiers thousand American troops will be required to restore Cuba to the con dition in which we left Cuba ifty thousand troops for at least a year will be necessary to bujld up again that social order which we once es tablished in Cuba and which the Cu bans themselves have shattered thousand American soldiers for one year will be needed to root out that brigandage which for decades has had so firm a hold on Cuban soil After this has been accomplished American administration will run smoothly without any soldiers at all when we have once more done that work we will never again let it be undone We have made a mistake once we will not make that mistake twice If the American flag again gos to Cuba it goes to stay we will return again to the traditional Ameri can doctrine that wherever that flag Is raised it never shall be ALONSO IS TO ADOPT IRISH MODE CARRIAGE Dublin September 22 jaunting has been made here for King Alfonso of Spain Irishmen are flat tered that his majesty should envy them their national vehicle but rather wonder at his taste as they admit the jaunting car to be the most un comfortable form of conveyance ever invented Private jaunting cars are sometimes seen in London but in Dublin and throughout Ireland they are the com mon form of carriage It is also re ported here that President Roosevelt has ordered a jaunting car for use in Oyster Bay Winsted Ct September 22 Before a large anu fashionable Norfolk this evening Clemens the 20 year old Mark Twain made her concert singer A large number of the friends were present from Nee York and other places Miss Clemens was assisted by Marc Nichols a Bos ton violinist the past two Special for Ona Week Commencing Monday Morning 10 DISCOUNT THE DETROIT REE PRESS SUNDAY' SEPTEMBER 23 1906 PART ONE MOTOR CARS ON UNION PACIIC HIS space will be used from day to day by the DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY for placing before its patrons and tlie citizens of Detroit accurate information concern ing the street railway business in this city for their enlightenment and the current discussion of the subject 'if Ample opportunity will be given any citizen or association of citizens to verify any statement made in this space Hugo echhel mar 12 John St Just around the corner from the Gas Co Keeping faith with our patrons by giving them what wo claim to give superior dental work at cut rate 5 prices has won for us a practice that is far greater than the prac tlce of ten other dentists combined a Don't you think where most pf the people "go for their dental work Is the best place to go to have yours (tone? We have a way known to no other dentist doing work with out pain OUT TOWN I I Car fare paid when they write' for ap pointment and work done sama day they I come In I 10 YEAR WRimUARANTEE I ALL LANGtfAGE SPjpKEN? I Ifl fl Washington Arcade Continued rom Page 1 Part 1 played on the mob and It was dis persed Another mob swept down Peters si res cr which there are many negro saloons and that thoroughfare the Decatur street scenes were repeated On Marietta street some negroes fled to the pc stoffice but they were not safe even there for one black was stabbed to death at the door An other took refuge behind a monument tear the postoflicc and under the shadow of the memorial to the man who preached peace and good will the cowering negro was killed The police were chasing hither and thither but doing no eftectivf work There were too many mobs and too few police Regulars Asked Gov Terrell has asked the govern ment to order out three companies of United States soldiers which will likely be done Attacks upon white women by negroes in the suburbs of arid surrounding Atlanta are increas ing in number and nearly every day a case of such assault is and the city and surround ing the scene 'of the crime is up in arms searching4until the black culprit is found This afternoon Mrs Chapin was criminally assaulted in per yard rear the home The negro escaped and the whole countryside Is dividing into posses and searching the community for him Tl is morning Miss Sarah Jacobs was attacked side of Dec atur street Her brother and friend caught the fiend and he was taken at once to the police court fined and given a jail sentence There were seven assaults this week In and around the city The police are straining every nerve to apprehend and punish these criminals with some suc cess The city force has been in creased about 50 per cent and the coun ty force has also been largely added to Negro ClultK To Be Cloned Orders have been issued by the po lice department headquarters to close up the negro clubs which are scattered over the town These places are gen erally of the worst sort where liquor of the cheapest variety is dis pensed and the walls decorated with suggestive pictures This morning a queer looking no tice was posted in several placed in the city purporting to be a call for a meeting of a Ku Klux Klan The notice bore the customary skull and cross bones and enjoined the utmost secrecy There is much speculation as to whether this was the work of a wag or a genuine call At 12:30 (this Sunday morning) the excitement Is unabated Reports con tinue to come in of killings and it is hard to ascertain the truth The num ber will reach at least ten and per haps fifteen No one of the negroes killed had anything to do with the assaults on MAIN Ot HGE 24 26 28 Michigan Ava Cor Griswold St East Side Office 81 83 85 Gratiot Ave Cor Randolph St WE KEEP AITH WITH OUR PATRONS I or example the MYRTLE STREET LINE was made A BRANCH of the GRAND RIVER STREET RAILWAY THE CRAWORD (NOW GREENWOOD) line was a branch of the same Railway THE TRUMBULL AVENUE LINE was a branch of the MICHIGAN AVENUE LINE THE CHENE STREET LINE was a branch of the GRATIOT AVENUE LINE the BRUSH STREET LINE was a branch of the GRATIOT AVENUE LINE the WOODMERE LINE was a branch of the ORT WAYNE AND ELMWOOD RAILWAY Other local and transfer lines were 'Operated in connection with these main lines and branches Prior to 1896 the general policy was maintained in the development of street railways in Detroit of PROVIDING DOUBLE TRACK TRUNK LINES from which SINGLE OR DOUBLE TRACK BRANCHES were constructed as feeders thereby providing for THE LARGEST SERVICE in THE MOST DENSELY SETTLED PORTION of the city and A GRADUALLY DECREASING REQUENCY SERVICE in the TERRITORY in COURSE DEVELOPMENT In 1896 owing to the occupancy of all the direct routes by the lines of the Detroit Street Railway then existing the projectors of the Detroit Railway now a part of the system operated by the Detroit United Railway had to adopt LESS DIRECT AND CON VENIENT ROUTES for reaching the central portion of the city NONE THE LINES THE DETROIT RAILWAY are constructed upon the radial streets which are the shortest distances between the center of the city and the outlying districts As a result UPWARDS TEN PER CENT of the total trackage of the Detroit Railway IS MADE UP CURVES the existence of which involves a slower rate of speed inoperation in the interest of the comfort and convenience of passengers Qwing to the LOWER RATES ARE collected on the Detroit Railway lines many patrons who may be MORE CONVENIENTLY AND EXPEDITIOUSLY SERVED by the more direct lines of the Detroit Railway system now ride upon: the cars of the Detroit Railway system If the street railway ordinance proposed by His Honor the Mayor is given effect the ARES ON ALL THE STREET RAILWAY LINES IN DETROIT WILL BE UNIORM Patrons of the Railway System will have the advantage of being served by the most direct routes available to them instead of being required to walk some distance as many patrons do at present to the lines of the Detroit Railway system THE DISTRICTS WHOSE RESIDENTS WILL THUS BE AVORABLY AECTED by being enabled to use the most direct lines between their centers and the center of the City are as follows: THE DISTRICT of which the Corner of Cass Avenue and Henry Street is the center Iff THE DISTRICT of which the Corner of Third Street and Grand River Avenue is the center THE DISTRICT of which the corner of Trumbull Avenue and Locust Street is the center the Beautiful and New I Our all shotting is ready: stock contains the best and most distinctive creations of 1 the leading manufacturers of New York city Entire new designs arc shown I Words describe the charming styles No matter what your suit want is look 1 through our stock you have to buy a because you do' Prices $25 $30 $35 and Upwards! Nothing extra 'to pay for Alterations Special Sale at $21 75 Eighteen Suits tight fitting semi fitting or loose ft styles in plain colors or mixtures Bargains at $25 itted without extra charge Monday at 1 $2175 Sale of Black Eton Coats Not more than a dozen of each The 4 most becoming styles 1 $20 and $25 values go at $1500 $1750 Coats at $1250 Later on with a Broadcloth Skirt they will make a desirable winter suit Eighteen $750 and $850 Skirts in plain colors and CTft mixtures Monday Jv Winter Coats for Lady or Miss ready I 34 ADAMS two Karcrest moat EHne antlv urnlxned and Beat Equipped Dental 1 TWO LADY ATTENDANTS STA EXPERT GRADUATE DENTISTS Other AS AYMENTS CuGlVale Pritei $15 Set of White' $1 0 Set of Teeth $8 Solid Gold or $5 Gold or Porcelain Bridge Work $3 SOLID'COLO ILLINCS SI UP ILUNCS 6Pc UP 'TEN YEAR WRITTEN GUARANTEE CIVEN ON ALL WOK i i i A ree Pai less Extracting With Other Work ree Examinations and No Extra Charge for Ex tracting Teeth Crowns $300 uplM voia rulings 100 up Sliver illings 50c Cement illing? 50c OEEHLESS 3 DENTAL PARLORS Woodward and Jefferson? THE DETROIT UNITED RAILWAY was organized on December 31 1900 IT ACQUIRED TITLE to 187 miles of railway which it now controls and operates in the City of Detroit from three sources These were the DETROIT STREET RAILWAY the ORT WAYNE AND BELLE ISLE RAILWAY and the DETROIT ELECTRIC RAILWAY THE PRIMARY DEVELOPMENT of a street railway system in Detroit was accom plished by the corporations' which built the lines of the Detroit Street Railway and the ort Wayne and Belle Isle Railway THE LINES Of THESE COMPANIES were operated in the STREETS WHICH RADI ATE ROM THE CENTER of the city namely: Jefferson Grand River Woodward Gratiot and Michigan Avenues and ort Street These routes constituted in every case THE SHORTEST DISTANCES between their terminal points and the center of the city PRIOR TO 1896 the normal development of the street railway system of Detroit was carried out along the line of BUILDING BRANCH RAILWAYS from these main thorough Omaha Neb September The day of the gasoline motor train has come on Union Pacific railroad and tomorrow regular trains on several branch roads of that system will be discontinued and their places taken by the new motors Other branches will be equipped justas fast as the motors can be constructed Beatrice to Lincoln forty nine miles the new motor No 85 will be installed Sunday This is the fastest car built so far and will make the run making all local stops in one hour and a half Two trips each way will be made daily instead of one passenger train daily as at present St Paul Neb to Loup City thirty miles is another branch to be equipped with a new motor car rom Keary to Calloway Neb thirty nine miles and from Leavenworth to Law rence Kas about thirty miles a new car will run The last car will run between Den ver and Cheyenne Wyo 100 miles and will displace local passengers This car will make two round trips daily covering 400 miles in so doing Several motor trains are being oper ated in eastern Nebraska as milk trains at present I OLiJ RELIABLE Hours: Sundays and 9 to 4 mra a The Great Tissue Building ACE CREAM Better than any preparation heretofore otter ed the public for the same reason that some cakes and pies are better than others name ij tlie materia used and the knowledge I applied in the making Try it THE DISTRICT of which the center Tljf DISTRICT of which the center THE DISTRICT of which the center THE DISTRICT of which the corner of Grand River and Warren Avenues is the center A DISTRICT the center of which is bounded by orest Warren Third and Greenwood Avenues i THE DISTRICT partially bounded by Jefferson and Kercheval Avenues and the easterly city limits THE DISTRICT of which the corner of Gratiot and Mt Elliott Avenues is the center THE DISTRICT of which the corner of Jos Canipau Avenue and Hunt Street is the center THE DISTRICT of which the corner of Gratiot Avenue and Hastings Street is the center THE DISTRICT traversed by the Brush Street line THE DISTRICT of which the corner of Mt Elliott and Mack Avenues is the center AND MANY OTHER DISTRICTS where the distance between the Detroit Railway and the Detroit Railway lines is short enough to warrant a walk for the sake of taking advantage of the difference of fares existing under present conditions THERE ARE NO DETROIT RAILWAY LINES in the district west of Woodward Ave nue lying between ort Street and the Detroit River THERE ARE NO DETROIT RAILWAY LINES in the district east of Randolph Street and south of Macomb Street THERE ARE NO DETROIT RAILWAY LINES in the' district west of Woodward Ave nue and north of Warren Avenue THERE ARE NO DETROIT RAILWAY LINES in the district lying east of the Michigan Central Belt Line and north of Kercheval Avenue Under the terms of the ordinance proposed by His Honor the Mayor a Uniform are will Prevail on all the Street Railway Lines in Detroit of Six Tickets for Twenty ive Cents good during All the Hours of the Day or Night Transfers must be issued to all classes of Passengers and Patrons may ride for Two and One half Cents During ive Hours of the Day 1 TYp I HI vsA lirn i if wife i) ZL JKL1 Gt 1 5' r1 1 JX1 SB A 767 I 4 i I SI.

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